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Homesick - Why I Live in a Shed (Hardcover)
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Homesick - Why I Live in a Shed (Hardcover)
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List price R527
Loot Price R448
Discovery Miles 4 480
You Save R79 (15%)
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The story of a personal housing crisis that led to a discovery of
the true value of home. *LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE*
*'You will marvel at the beauty of this book, and rage at the
injustice it reveals' George Monbiot* *'Incredibly moving. To find
peace and a sense of home after a life so profoundly affected by
the housing crisis, is truly inspirational' Raynor Winn, author of
The Salt Path* Aged thirty-one, Catrina Davies was renting a
box-room in a house in Bristol, which she shared with four other
adults and a child. Working several jobs and never knowing if she
could make the rent, she felt like she was breaking apart. Homesick
for the landscape of her childhood, in the far west of Cornwall,
Catrina decides to give up the box-room and face her demons. As a
child, she saw her family and their security torn apart; now, she
resolves to make a tiny, dilapidated shed a home of her own. With
the freedom to write, surf and make music, Catrina rebuilds the
shed and, piece by piece, her own sense of self. On the border of
civilisation and wilderness, between the woods and the sea, she
discovers the true value of home, while trying to find her place in
a fragile natural world. This is the story of a personal housing
crisis and a country-wide one, grappling with class, economics,
mental health and nature. It shows how housing can trap us or set
us free, and what it means to feel at home.
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